Made-in-Nigeria phones to be introduced —PAPDAN

The Phone and Allied Products Dealers
Association of Nigeria on Wednesday
said that plans were underway to
introduce two new made-in-Nigeria
mobile phone brands before December.
The President, PAPDAN, Mr. Godfrey
Nwosu, told the News Agency of Nigeria
in Lagos that the proposed phones, iQ
and MaxTel, resulted from a partnership
involving 20 Nigerian investors.
“The two new phone brands would be
called iQ and MaxTel,” he said.
Nwosu said PAPDAN had identified a
growing appetite for cutting-edge
technologies among telecoms
consumers.
“The two Nigerian brands would cater to
three market segments: feature,
medium and smart phone segments,”
he said.
Nwosu said the phones would offer
more choices to the local consumers.
The PAPDAN official also said that
membership of the association currently
stood at 3,000.
“Our members occupy a crucial place in
the retail end of the technology market.
“As they sell in excess of 2 million units
of phones and allied devices in Nigeria
and several economies across West
Africa monthly,” Nwosu said.
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